"Sharktopus" sighting baffles scientists in New Zealand

Sharktopus. Image: YouTube / University of Auckland

Researchers from the University of Auckland in New Zealand spotted something unusual in the waters of the Hauraki Gulf, off the island of Kawau. It was a short-fin mako shark, but something was on its head. They worried the shark might be injured, so they used a drone and an underwater camera to get a closer look. — Read the rest

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